Showing posts with label Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

1396 The Reigate Mystery

The Reigate Mystery
Episode 1396
Original Air Date: November 25, 1982


Sherlock Holmes, recovering from nervous exhaustion, is called upon to solve two similar burglaries that results in the murder of a most unlikely person.

Cast: Gordon Gould, William Griffis, Lloyd Batista, Ray Owens

Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **

Sunday, April 22, 2012

1238 The Musgrave Ritual

The Musgrave Ritual
Episode 1238
Original Air Date: August 31, 1981

Satanic rituals and the disappearance of two family members send Holmes and Watson into the bowels of the Musgrave family traditions. Takes place early in the Holmes/Watson relationship.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Cort Benson, Marian Seldes, Bernard Grant

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

Saturday, April 14, 2012

1153 The Vanishing Herd

The Vanishing Herd
Episode 1153
Original Air Date: January 29, 1981

Sherlock Holmes is hired to find a the young son of an aristocrat who has disappeared from a prestigious boarding school. The trail is concealed by the tracks of moving cattle.

Cast: John Beal, Cort Benson, Ian Martin, Ray Owens

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: ***

Monday, April 9, 2012

1134 The Dagger Of Almohades

The Dagger Of Almohades
Episode 1134
Original Air Date: November 10, 1980

A beautiful woman enjoys pitting men against each other -- sometimes to fight to the death. She meets a man who matches her cunning with a possessed dagger.

Cast: John Lithgow, Patricia Elliot, Court Benson, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

Sunday, April 8, 2012

1120 The Mysterious Rochdale Special

The Mysterious Rochdale Special
Episode 1120
Original Air Date: September 22, 1980

When an entire train disappears along with its lone wealthy passenger, Scotland Yard is baffled. They call on a former con man to find the train.

Cast: Ralph Bell

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ***

NEEDS REPLACED. Introduction clipped. rough encode in second half.

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

0907 Never Answer An Advertisement

Never Answer An Advertisement
Episode 0907
Original Air Date: October 18, 1978

A country doctor has trouble attracting new patients, so he answers a strage advertisement for a physician with expertise in entemology. He soon finds himself the prisoner of a strange man with strange tastes.

Cast: Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Cort Benson, John Beal

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: ***

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

0902 The Captain Of The PoleStar

The Captain Of The PoleStar
Episode 0902
Original Air Date: October 6, 1978

A Captain leads his whaling ship through ice near the North Pole in search of riches. The ship's doctor and the rest of the crew hear strange noises and conversations coming from the captain's cabin. The doctor wonders if the captain is sane and whether or not he should be relieved of command.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Cort Benson, Earl Hammond, Jane Ives

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: ***1/2

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

0879 The Black Sheep And The Captain

The Black Sheep And The Captain
Episode 0879
Original Air Date: August 14, 1978

A young man's long, lost uncle summons him to his house in the moors to help protect him from an old enemy that is stalking him.

Cast: Jack Grimes, Jackson Beck, Ian Martin, Ray Owens

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

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0878 Doctor Eduardo

Doctor Eduardo
Episode 0878
Original Air Date: August 11, 1978

A Mexican doctor moves to a tiny fishing village and is welcomed by the community. The mayor's son hates him for falling in love with his sister. Does he hate him enough to kill him.

Cast: Norman Rose, Betsy Beard, Robert Dryden, Earl Hammond, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

0871 The Cabinet Of The Unsolved

The Cabinet Of The Unsolved
Episode 0871
Original Air Date: July 27, 1978

An amateur actor uses his skill to hustle wealthy poker players. He ends up dead on a train without a ticket. Scotland Yard receives a letter from the man involved in his death that recounts the murder.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Ray Owens, Lloyd Batista, Robert Kaliban

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

0854 The Black Door

The Black Door
Episode 0854
Original Air Date: June 19, 1978


A 21 year old man is made to stay in an ancient mansion in order to procure his inheritance. The key apparently is behind a strange black door on the topmost floor.

Cast: Russell Horton, Kevin McCarthy, Guy Sorel

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ***

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

0812 The Parasite

The Parasite
Episode 0812
Original Air Date: April 7, 1978

A skeptical professor soon develops a strong belief in the power of hypnotism. He thinks the hypnotist is trying to seduce him.

Cast: Norman Rose, Bob Kaliban, Bryna Raeburn, Heddy Galen,

Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ***1/2

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

0740 The Gloria Scott

The Gloria Scott
Episode 0740
Original Air Date: November 14, 1977

Sherlock Holmes encouters a skeptic when he solves the case involving an ship's mutiny and a secretly coded message to one of its survivors.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Court Benson, Paul Hecht, William Griffis

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Ralph Goodman

Rating: **1/2

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

0688 The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle


The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle
Episode 0688
Original Air Date: July 25, 1977

The gift of a Christmas goose and an old hat send Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on the hunt for the goose's owner.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, William Griffis, Cort Benson, Kevin McCarthy

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

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0680 A Scandal In Bohemia


A Scandal In Bohemia
Episode 0680
Original Air Date: July 11, 1977

The king of a Bohemian nation employs Sherlock Holmes to retrieve a scandalous photo from an old fling. Holmes finally meets his match in cunning and deduction.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Cort Benson, Marian Seldes, William Griffis

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

0673 The Adventure Of The Speckled Band


The Adventure Of The Speckled Band
Episode 0673
Original Air Date: June 28, 1977

Sherlock Holmes is hired by a young heiress to find out who killed her sister in a sealed room murder.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Cort Benson, Patricia Elliot, Jackson Beck

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

0657 The Boscombe Pool Mystery


The Boscombe Pool Mystery
Episode 0657
Original Air Date: May 31, 1977

Sherlock Holmes solves the murder mystery of a young man who is accused of murdering his father. The evidence seems irrefutable, but Holmes dissects it.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Cort Benson, Patricia Elliot, Ian Martin, Dennis Coke

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

0641 The Adventure Of The Red-Headed League


The Adventure Of The Red-Headed League
Episode 0641
Original Air Date: April 26, 1977

Sherlock Holmes helps a friend who has been swindled by a group of red-headed men. He uncovers a much larger scheme.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Cort Benson, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KIRO, Seattle

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

0623 A Study In Scarlet


A Study In Scarlet
Episode 0623
Original Air Date: March 25, 1977

Holmes' and Watson's first case together involves a murder who leaves behind an engagement ring and the word "RACHE" scrawled in blood.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Cort Benson, Mary Jane Higby, Earl Hammond, Ian Martin

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

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0613 The Sign Of Four


The Sign Of Four
Episode 0613
Original Air Date: March 8, 1977

Adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes classic.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Cort Benson, Jackson Beck, Earl Hammond, Joan Shea

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **

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